giving back, in the whack of the tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. >> an international manhunt is over. the man wanted for attacking women at shopping malls is now back in fairfax county after running away to south camerica. >> trouble for a maryland woman trying to donate toys to needy children. first they were stolen. now after a second shopping trip there is a road block. >> it has been four days since that awful tragedy at sandy hook elementary school. emotions quite understandly are still raw. >> some students returned to class for the first time since the rampage. others were laid to rest. jay gray has the the latest from newtown, connecticut. >> reporter: it had been only four days. >> wait a day, a month, whatever, you know -- there is no -- there is no rule book. >> reporter: no real way for others to understand. the raw emotions of students and parents as schools reopen today in newtown. >> there is no word.

just tears. >> reporter: so tough for many parents to let go. but time they say for the kids to get back. >> they need be there as soon as possible. be with their friend, with the teachers. the kids are what the teachers need right now. >> reporter: sandy hook elementary school is closed. furniture and equipment from the school moved to a facility in monroe. it is not clear when students might get there, when they do, officials say the classrooms will look just like they did before the attacks, still, everyone here knows, they will never really be the same. 20 friend, teammates. brothers and sisters will be missing. two more first graders were buried today. he liked math and loved to sing as loud as he could. jessica, spent time drawing hor horses. tomorrow, 27-year-old victoria soto will be laid to rest. >> whatever actions they took to divert his attention, i am sure

the ones that are response bum fbum -- responsible for her being here today. >> as the community struggles with the overwhelming pain of those who are not. it is a struggle that will continue on wednesday, when there will be four funerals and three wakes. in this tiny community. jay gray, nbc news, newtown, connecticut. >> the national rifle association has broken its silence the organization says its members are shocked and heartbroken over the shootings. they have schedule aid news conference for tomorrow. meantime, democratic leaders are calling for a ban on assault weapons and extended ammunition clips. a gun shop in chantilly says sales on that type of weapon used at sandy hook have skyrocketed. >> a lot of people are concerned about recent events. what may take place if the assault ban takes back. people are buying things that they wanted to buy in the past.

doing it faster probably. >> on wtop news, bob mcdonald said it is time to talk about allowing trained school personnel to carry weapons. in ape pe post, it was called outrageous and guns do not belong in school. more on how a teacher's role has evolved in light of the reecen nt recent violence in schools. >> reporter: we are hearing heartwrenching stories from newtown of heroic actions by teaches who came under fire trying in vain to shield their 6 and 7-year-old students from the gunman. a terrifying scenario, but tonight, we meet one aspiring elementary school teachers from northern virginia who says she cannot imagine doing anything differently. >> various thank you card from -- >> reporter: jessica says the can happen in days, even as a

substitute teacher or longer stint overseas, the bond forms quickly between young students and a dedicated teacher. >> you connect with them even if you are with them for a day. half a day. >> reporter: she tried not to focus on the painful details of the newtown shooting. >> they said, 8, 6, 7, first graders. i mean, thosere kids i have taught for six, eight weeks. >> a masters student at george mason university, jessica hopes to land a full time job teaching foreign language to el men faem students once she is finished as a student. >> i love elementary school student. they emote when they get something and get excited. >> not at all surprised hearing the touching statement of 6-year-old victim's family who shared we take great comfort in knowing that he was not alone when he died but wrapped in the arms of his amazing aid, ann marie murphy, murphy among the

adults who died. >> i imagine my actions the same as all the teachers. >> reporter: you would put yourself in front of the kids? >> yeah, it's my job. they're my kids. >> reporter: as a substitute teacher she has not been trained in whether or how to handle confronting an armed assailant at school other than of course taking actions to protect the students. she says, some self-defense training wouldn't be a bad idea. live in the newsroom, jim rosen rosenrosen rosenfield. potentially dangerous situation was averted, a stew accident made threats to possibly shoot and kill others at the school. officers wear lettered after students reported the threats. investigators found suspicious list and diagrams in the student's locker and belief he had access to weapons. prince george's county schools will send out a letter to parents tomorrow. the student was not in school yesterday. but he was taken into custody and put into a psychiatric

hospital. breaking news about at take on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. a report from an independent panel find systematic failures at the state department. shomari stone is outside the state department with the response from secretary hill terhillary clinton. shomari stone? >> reporter: the report was released an gives 30 recommendations how the u.s. government can improve security overseas. secretary of state hillary clinton plans to accept all the recommendations. now, the panel took a long look at the september 11th attack in libya. and it endped wied with the dea ambassador chris stevens. according to accountability review board, security in benghazi was grossly inadequate to deal with at take that took place. in addition the review board confirmed there was no protest prior to the attack. and terrorists were responsible for what happened. the report also says the u.s. waited too long to make security adjustments in benghazi, despite

the increasing violence. now, although this report was pointed in its criticism, what's interesting, is that the panel found -- no cause, of disciplining any government officials. now, earlier today, the report was released to -- to -- was released to congress. ahead of thursday's benghazi hearing here on capitol hill. now, secretary of state hillary clinton, won't be there. she says that she is willing, however, to testify in january, after she recovers from her concussion if necessary. live here on capitol hill in front of the state department. shomari stone, news 4. >> thank you, shomari stone. in a short release, the army revealed problems at fort meier child development center in arlington. officials say they found derogatory information in the background of several employees who worked with children there. the army temporarily closed the fort meier child care center in october. several employees were fired. tonight, army secretary, john

mchue said findings are troubling and unacceptable. in response he directed an army wide review of all child care centers. their policies and pre seed joc. >> five days of psychological torture, richard engel described the kidnapping he, producer and photographer endured in syria. forces ambushed the group last thursday across the border with turkey. the crew escaped in a fire fight between captors and syrian rebels. >> they kept us blindfolded, bound, threats of being killed. they made us choose which one of us would be shot first. the kidnappers saw this checkpoint. started -- a gunfight with it. two of the -- two of the kidnappers were killed. we climbed out of the vehicle. and, the rebels took us. engel believes kidnappers were loyal to syrian president, bashar al-assad. late senator daniel inouye,

is receiving an honor, his body will lie in state inside the capitol rotunda, something often reserved for presidents. the senator died yesterday of respiratory complications and he was 88. he was hawaii's senator for half a century and second longest serving member of the senate. the senator was also a world war ii hero, resip ynt cipient of t of honor. >> suspected serial slasher is back in the county. accused of attacking nine women at shopping malls in our areas by cutting them from behind. he was extradited to the united states today after beg arrested in january in native peru. police say surveillance video and photos caught him in stores at the times of the attacks. the women were cut while shopping in spots like fairoaks mall and fairfax town center last year. they were not seriously hurt.

chill in the air tonight. according to doug we ain't seen nothing yet. is that right? >> exactly right, jim. i think this time friday night we'll be feeling the cold. a lot cooler out there now than it was earlier today. look at high temperature ttz. 62 in washington. 64, fredericksburg. 54, martins burke. cool air has come in. the wind are still thup up ther. temperatures, wind chills are down by 20, 30 degrees. current wind chill. 32. 30 in frederick. 34 in winchester. 36 in culpeper. yeah, lot more thought of coming. we will talk about it coming up. >> general david petraeus' former mistress will not face cyberstalking charges. the justice department says it is dropping its investigation into whether paula broadwell stalked a woman she perceived to be romantic rival. an fbi investigation uncovered broadwell's affair with petraeus. forced to resign as cia director last month amid the scandal.

>> drivers can push the gas pedal harden some areas of the district. speed limits along new york avenue, parts, north capital street, and canal road, all went up today by five miles an hour. the changes were made based on speed camera data. the increased limit will have no negative impact on safety. up next on news 4 -- a daring prison break. two inmates were am in to use something inside their cell to rappel down the side of a high rise and make their get away. >> change of heart for a popular photo sharing service. tonight, tell you what instagram users need to know about the privacy policy. >> 26 acts of kindness goes worldwide. how people are finding hope amid the sadness in connecticut.

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♪ the one ♪ one, one, one, one, one ♪ the one ♪ one, one, one... in the midwest, a manhunt for two bank robbers who escaped from a jail in chicago. the jail is downtown, but they got out. by tying red sheets together and climbing down 20 or so stories. those two men are accuse the of stealing more than $600,000. they're kidded armconsidered ar dangerous. fbi, and marshalls are working to find them. >> bethesda woman trying to donate christmas toys to children in need is having a tough time doing it. she says the first time she bought toys they were stolen from her apartment building. she rebought the toys.

no one will peck them ick them . she would deliver them, she has multiple sclerosis. >> please, come take them. i would look them to go to poor children the i would look them to go to children that would have nothing. >> the toys are stored in the lobby of her apartment building. she says they need to be picked up in the next few days or her management company will get rid of them. >> popular photo sharing network instagram is backtracking on a photo policy. the language of the policy unveiled yesterday, suggested that the site could take your photographs and use them in advertising without either telling you about it or paying you for it. the co-founder says that was never the intention. there will be a new revised policy to better explain how instagram plans to display ads and user photos. facebook bought instagram in august. >> started out as a simple idea

to honor the victims at sandy hook elementary school. it quickly went viral. erica gonzalez is in d.c. to show us how local people are giving back to others to hope cope with the unspeakable tragedy. >> reporter: doreen, whether to twitter or the united states postal service. newt nu newtown is warming people's hearts. son yeas contributing to a fund for children with aids in malwali. newtown is kindling kindness in her and millions more. >> when i first heard of the tragedy it gave me a really heavy heart. i think this is a we to show people that -- the world is not all evil. >> it first began with nbc's ann curry posing the question on twitter -- what if we all did something nice. 20 nice somethings to honor the children or 26 acts of kindness to include the teachers lost.

the hash tag began trending and people are responding. this d.c. resident tweeted. her 3-year-old donated two toys for tots. or this person, who paid for some one else's breakfast. at your nearest post office, there is a way for you to send condolences, directly to newtown. >> i thought a great idea. >> this po box now offers a way for the world to comfort the grief stricken town. >> i think it is fantastic to give people -- a way to focus their, sympathy for everyone up there. >> reporter: now there are two big questions, to go along with that po box number. can i send more than just a card? a letter, maybe a care package? absolutely you can. number two, who do i address tight. want to send it to first responders, to teachers, to sandy hook elementary school in general, write that on the top line. leave it to the postal service to get it to the right people.

live in northwest, erica gonzalez, news 4. lot of people with very big hearts out there. >> yeah. >> it is, getting colder out there tonight. >> a lot different that in was earlier. this was, say last week. yeah, no big deal. a little warmer to. day with high temperature in the low to mid 60s. and now we are sitting in the 30s in many locations. especially with the wind chill. things are starting to get cool. not even close, where we will be the next couple days. out there right now. pretty nice shot. looking right now. across 395. out toward the, the washington memorial. looking pretty good out there this evening. seeing clear skies, at least mostly clear. few cloud from time to time. that is it. high temperature today. up to 62. well above average. 16 degrees. that is the average high. 46. low this morning. was 2 degrees above the average high temperature. record for today, though, 74. set back in 2006. if you remember, back on this date. i know you remember in 2009. the start of blizzard number

one. for our 2009/2010 season. three blizzard. that season by the way. no blizzard on the horizon. no chances for snow in our immediate area. 46 degrees right now at the airport. wind out of the west at 3 miles an hour. wind have really calmed down over the last hour to two hours. that will help with the wind-chill factor. little bit. temperatures, 39. 41. look at winchester though. done to 34 degrees. 36 in culpeper. 36 in fredericksburg. far cry from 50s and 60s we were seeing earlier today. the colder air that moved on in. really we should say cooler air, because normally this time of year, we are in the 20s. back to the west. and into the 30s in d.c. temperatures still running about 5, 10 above average. no rain. not going to be seeing rain. notice what is happening back here. shower activity. falling. snow. hitting the ground at all. back toward maryland. parts of west virginia. under a winter storm warning. for, for areas of heightland.

western slope. could get snows coming up thursday, friday. don't think we will see any here in the d.c. metro area. however a caveat. breezy, mild. what we saw out there. plenty of sunshine. moved on through. did see the storm cyst temperature move on tomorrow. think we will see plenty of sunshine once again. still mild. less of a breeze. tomorrow, a great day. on thursday, that is our day of transition. we will see the cloud move in. showers to the west. day thursday will be dry. overnight thursday. here comes the rain. maybe some thunderstorm activity. could be fairly heavy rain with the storm. it is a very strong frontal boundary that will usher in much colder air. on friday. friday we'll see wind chills in the 30s. yes, couple snow showers. don't get excited. not going to see much. maybe the first flights for some of us out there. over the next couple days. partly cloudy, cool. not cold tomorrow morning. 32, 40 degrees. as you move on through the next couple dates. you will see the numbers up and down. up tomorrow. 55 wednesday. 51, thursday.

late day rain. down on friday, saturday. high his, low, mid 40s. wind chills in the 30s. all day, both friday, saturday. still cool. head into next week. christmas, temperature, 48 degrees. chance of a shower late in the day. waking up for the present. everything is okay now. >> sound good. >> doesn't matter what the weather is out there. >> sure. >> yeah. >> we have sports coming up. scary moments for our wizards rookie. give you an

>> we watched that, going down.

>> looked ugly. >> there were a lot of things painful. hard to say what is more painful. while you are watching the wizards fall short in overtime. seeing former wiz are, desean stephens, perform, i can't feel my face routine hitting a big three down the stretch. wizards. hosting the hawks. third quarter, tied at 58. here is, beal, getting hit hard. listen to his head. uh, man, he was able to return to the game. that was the good news. fast forward. wizard down by two. less than 30 to go. missed his first eight shots. not number nine. tie ts at 90. wizards get the ball back with a chance to win. jordan crawford. 27 points. triple-double. this shot off the mark. we are going to overtime. in ot. tied at 93. at forementioned. desean stevenson. hit a lot of shots in the wizards dates. does hit that 3 for 3 from the field. can't feel my face.

four overtime games. four losses. wizard fall 100-95. head coach, randy whitman after the game. >> i look up every morning to make sure the sky is up there. it is not fall in on me. trust me. this has not been fun. we're going to continue to fight. the way we play, you would think -- giving our self a fighting chance with all the games. the record should be flipped. but, the reality is, what it is. got to continue to grind. continue to work together. and, fight for one another. >> this sky is not falling yet. however, for another couple losses come our way. could be soon. >> not getting blown out any games. want to look at the brighter side. the guys in almost every game. take joefrg timovertime. what are you looking at him for? >> 3 and 3 -- 3:19. positive for you. >> 3 and 19. not getting blown off the court

you. know what i mean the i maintain that matters some. >> all right. that does matter a little bit. >> give me some love. >> 3 and 30. >> next up, the magic in orlando tomorrow night. mean while, mystics have a new leader. hired mike tebow as head coach and general manager, following their 5 and 29 campaign. >> could i say tongue in cheek you. only go up. i just think that -- in my experience with the interview process and talking to to ted and sheila they were going to make a commitment to me doing it my way. a base to start with. just needs to be tweaked, added to. hoping fans are patient as long as they seep -- see great effort. promise and deliver on that part. >> redskins back on the practice field tomorrow. there is a chance that robert griffin iii could be cleared to participate in practice. he would be ready to return to action against the eagles on

sunday. the kins could technically lock up a playoff spot. this its what vance was talking about at 6:00 with the win in philly. they would need help. vikings/bears and the giants. would all have to lose. very possible. >> not so hard. >> positive within. >> glass is half full. >> you know? don't be cynical, look on the

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another big item for the marching band. ballou marching band. the majestic marching knights they're called. bring their powerful sound to the inaugural parade for president obama. in 2009, the band performed in front of millions at macy's thanksgiving day parade in new york. the inaugural committee received 3,000 applications. the university of maryland marching band also will be part of the event. good for them. >> the kids from ballou are amazing. >> they are. that's our broadcast.

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